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International Journal of Fracture

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1965

ISSN1573-2673
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.754
H-Indexi
178
SNIPi
0.893
Total Worksi
7,561
Total Citationsi
210,622
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.74
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Fracture is a comprehensive platform for original contributions that (i) enhance the understanding of micro and macro fracture mechanisms in all materials; (ii) focus on experimental, theoretical and computational investigations of the mechanics of fracture, damage and failure; (iii) advance structural integrity assessment. Provides insight into engineering implications of fracture mechanisms. Publishes papers from engineers and scientists working in various aspects of fracture. Encourages innovative and in-depth engineering applications of fracture theory. Includes concise Letters in Fracture and Micromechanics. Offers free full colour printing with no page limits.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1965
FrequencySemimonthly, <V. 85, No. 3 (1997)->
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications7,561
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1573-2673
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
80
1.4k
2019
81
1.3k
2020
105
1.3k
2021
83
924
2022
69
549
2023
61
405
2024
85
205
2025
41
27
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computational MechanicsQ1
Mechanics of MaterialsQ1
Modeling and SimulationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryMechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsModeling and SimulationComputational Mechanics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fatigue and fracture mechanicsNumerical methods in engineeringMechanical Behavior of CompositesHigh-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationMaterial Properties and Failure MechanismsMetal Forming Simulation TechniquesRock Mechanics and ModelingComposite Material MechanicsHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Fracture

Is International Journal of Fracture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Fracture: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Fracture?

International Journal of Fracture is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.74.

Is International Journal of Fracture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Fracture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Fracture?

International Journal of Fracture is a comprehensive platform for original contributions that (i) enhance the understanding of micro and macro fracture mechanisms in all materials; (ii) focus on experimental, theoretical and computational investigations of the mechanics of fracture, damage and failure; (iii) advance structural integrity assessment. Provides insight into engineering implications of fracture mechanisms. Publishes papers from engineers and scientists working in various aspects of fracture. Encourages innovative and in-depth engineering applications of fracture theory. Includes co

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref